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2024 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
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The year 2024 is notable for the large number of elections that were held worldwide: 64 countries from around the world, [2] home to nearly half of the global population, [3] voted, including eight of the world's 10 most populous nations – Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States; in addition, the ...
Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division [1]. This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis. Hamas says that 33 hostages have been killed in the 14 months since the war started. (The Israel Defense Forces say that Israeli-American soldier Omer Maxim Neutra, previously believed to be a living hostage, was killed during the October 7 attacks last year and his body was kept in Gaza.
2024 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. A drone attack against a U.S. military base in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers and injures 18 others. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for the attack. 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)Business and economy. The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy.